NS 9-12.4 Earth and Space Science
The evolution of the Earth system Content Standard F: Science in Personal and Social Perspectives
Science and Technology in local, national, and global challenges
Context of Lesson:
This lesson will conclude the unit in terms of learning more information. The students are prepared at this point to give their brief presenations on the jigsaw activity. (The students worked on this last class) The students will also be getting some essential notes on the terms and characteristics of volcanoes, and will be summarizing them with a short video. Students will be expected to take some notes (fill in answers) from the video and presentations.
Opportunities to Learn:
Depth of Knowledge
Level 3
students are expected to compile their information to give the rest of the class a comprehensive presentation on their type of volcano.
Level 1
students will be listening to the presentations and the video and answering some related questions
Prerequisite Knowledge
Students are expected to have a prior knowledge of the volcano types they were assigned by this class.
Plans for Differentiating Instruction
This lesson is geared toward many different learning styles. Students who learn best by teaching material will learn through the presentations. Students who learn best by listening or by taking notes will be able to. Students who may learn through videos will have a chance to engage in that manner.
Accommodations and modifications
Environmental factors
The class will be separated into the assigned jigsaw groups at first. During presentations, the students will be up at the front of the classroom.The students will then return to their normal seats for the remainder of class.
Students will...
give a 3 minute (but no more than 5 minute) presentation in groups about their assigned type of volcano, including information on
name of type of volcano
characteristics
example
lava characteristics
eruptivity
complete the given worksheet with questions on the brief video
Instruction:
Opening:
When students enter the class, they will be asked to immediately get into their jigsaw groups and make sure they have their presentations planned. The class will begin by having each group give their presentations from last class's jigsaw activity. Each presentation will be about 3 minutes long, and no longer than 5 minutes.
Remember that having groups present to the whole group is really "1/2 jigsaw." The whole jigsaw has students regroup so that everyone has something to teach the group. These strategies are summarized here. If students are going to present, you should give them some guidance on what to include if time is important, you need to structure the presentations so that they can finish them on time, e.g. provide a 1 minute warning and (ideally) a chance to rehearse.
Engagement:
After students have completed the presentations, we will watch a 9 minute video on volcanoes. This video is sort of goofy and the students may find it silly, however it will keep their attention.The video does a nice job of explaining volcanoes as a whole, also hot spots and the different types of volcanoes. Students will be expected to fill in a worksheet as they watch the video. Excellent! This activity is mostly meant to keep the students focused during the presentations and the video. You should plan to do this when you show a video. I will explain that there is critical information that they are responsible for gathering from the video and presentations that may be on their tests. Worksheet
Students will then get about ten minutes of notes on characteristics of volcanoes. The notes will include information about detecting and predicting volcanic eruptions. Also students will get some information about calderas and a few other terms. The students will need to have some clear notes to study from, for their upcoming test.
Closure:
To conclude the class, we will be going over the answers to the worksheet that students were supposed to fill in during the video. This will wrap up the information they just took down as notes, and will wrap up the information they should have gathered from the video and the presentations. Homework: Students are asked to study for the test and come prepared with questions for the review
Assessment:
The students will be assessed on their group presentations. The students must include all of the following information
name of type of volcano
characteristics
example
lava characteristics
eruptivity
students must also be in the imposed time frame (3-5 minutes), each student in the group should have about equal speaking time. The information should be accurate and related directly to the assigned type of volcano. Students are expected to be professional during the presentations.
Good. Are you going to have a rubric? If so, presenters should see what is expected when they're are preparing their presentation.
Lesson Plan
Lesson Title:
State Standards: GLEs/GSEs
National Standards:
NS 9-12.4 Earth and Space ScienceThe evolution of the Earth system
Content Standard F: Science in Personal and Social Perspectives
Science and Technology in local, national, and global challenges
Context of Lesson:
This lesson will conclude the unit in terms of learning more information. The students are prepared at this point to give their brief presenations on the jigsaw activity. (The students worked on this last class) The students will also be getting some essential notes on the terms and characteristics of volcanoes, and will be summarizing them with a short video. Students will be expected to take some notes (fill in answers) from the video and presentations.Opportunities to Learn:
Depth of Knowledge
Level 3students are expected to compile their information to give the rest of the class a comprehensive presentation on their type of volcano.
Level 1
students will be listening to the presentations and the video and answering some related questions
Prerequisite Knowledge
Students are expected to have a prior knowledge of the volcano types they were assigned by this class.Plans for Differentiating Instruction
This lesson is geared toward many different learning styles. Students who learn best by teaching material will learn through the presentations. Students who learn best by listening or by taking notes will be able to. Students who may learn through videos will have a chance to engage in that manner.Accommodations and modifications
Environmental factors
The class will be separated into the assigned jigsaw groups at first. During presentations, the students will be up at the front of the classroom.The students will then return to their normal seats for the remainder of class.Materials
Volcano video (9minutes)Objectives:
Students will...give a 3 minute (but no more than 5 minute) presentation in groups about their assigned type of volcano, including information on
- name of type of volcano
- characteristics
- example
- lava characteristics
- eruptivity
complete the given worksheet with questions on the brief videoInstruction:
Opening:
When students enter the class, they will be asked to immediately get into their jigsaw groups and make sure they have their presentations planned. The class will begin by having each group give their presentations from last class's jigsaw activity. Each presentation will be about 3 minutes long, and no longer than 5 minutes.Remember that having groups present to the whole group is really "1/2 jigsaw." The whole jigsaw has students regroup so that everyone has something to teach the group. These strategies are summarized here. If students are going to present, you should give them some guidance on what to include if time is important, you need to structure the presentations so that they can finish them on time, e.g. provide a 1 minute warning and (ideally) a chance to rehearse.
Engagement:
After students have completed the presentations, we will watch a 9 minute video on volcanoes. This video is sort of goofy and the students may find it silly, however it will keep their attention. The video does a nice job of explaining volcanoes as a whole, also hot spots and the different types of volcanoes. Students will be expected to fill in a worksheet as they watch the video. Excellent! This activity is mostly meant to keep the students focused during the presentations and the video. You should plan to do this when you show a video. I will explain that there is critical information that they are responsible for gathering from the video and presentations that may be on their tests.Worksheet
Students will then get about ten minutes of notes on characteristics of volcanoes. The notes will include information about detecting and predicting volcanic eruptions. Also students will get some information about calderas and a few other terms. The students will need to have some clear notes to study from, for their upcoming test.
Closure:
To conclude the class, we will be going over the answers to the worksheet that students were supposed to fill in during the video. This will wrap up the information they just took down as notes, and will wrap up the information they should have gathered from the video and the presentations.Homework: Students are asked to study for the test and come prepared with questions for the review
Assessment:
The students will be assessed on their group presentations. The students must include all of the following information- name of type of volcano
- characteristics
- example
- lava characteristics
- eruptivity
students must also be in the imposed time frame (3-5 minutes), each student in the group should have about equal speaking time. The information should be accurate and related directly to the assigned type of volcano. Students are expected to be professional during the presentations.Good. Are you going to have a rubric? If so, presenters should see what is expected when they're are preparing their presentation.
Reflections
(only done after lesson is enacted)Student Work Sample 1 – Approaching Proficiency:
Student Work Sample 2 – Proficient:
Student Work Sample 3 – Exceeds Proficiency: